bleach is only good for 24 hours after you mix it with anything, keeps the smell after that but not anything else. you should make sure people know that.
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By: donell
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By: Luke
If that was true, how would a bottle of bleach be effective after 24 hours? It's mixed with water. Clorox Anywhere spray is just bleach mixed with water. What's your source for it only being effective for 24 hours?
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By: mj
No, sh, it IS baking soda.
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By: Canadian Theresa
What a Wonderful idea. I will certainly try this.
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By: Aditya
To keep the bleach stable and effective one needs to make sure of two things. 1} The solution should be alkaline (pH more than 11) and 2) The bottle should be opaque.You might have noticed that most disinfectants that have bleach come in opaque bottles. Or make fresh each time
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By: Meredith
It is absolutely true that the mixture is no longer effective after 24 hours. The poster who said this is correct. The Anywhere Spray is over-priced, but if you want to make it yourself, you must replace every 24 hours. The commercial spray has something in the process making it stable. So really, it isn't "just" bleach and water. Source- I am a Child Care Director and worked for DCF regulations for centers, and require the mixture be mixed daily if a center makes their own. It is common knowledge at least amongst those in child care.
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By: Danielle
So could you just add baking soda to the water/bleach solution to make it more alkaline and it be an effective cleaning agent for longer than 24hrs?
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By: me
No, it is stable much longer than 24 hours. Most solutions still have 85% activity after 1 month in a cold spot protected from light. http://www.ciriscience.org/a_307-Stability_and_Bactericidal_Activity_of_Chlorine_Solutions
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By: Denise
Danielle - Please don't mess with mixing chlorine bleach with anything other than water. It's really for our own safety that caustic chemicals remain in the form we buy them. Regardling making Anywhere Spray - sounds like a good idea, however, any old spray bottle won't work since it probably has a metal spring - in other words - a bottle from, say, the Dollar Store will only (probably) work a couple of times. That means that we (consumers) have to buy the official Clorox Anywhere Spray at least once. Sounds like I'll be mixing up a batch a few times a week since it seems to lose its effectiveness per those comments above. Hmmm, learn something new everyday! :- )
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By: Sue
BEWARE of the new concentrated Clorox bleach. It is extremely toxic, burns the eyes, and wafts through the house. When I called to complain I was told that this new Clorox is replacing all other Clorox. I have diluted the Clorox to 1 tablespoon (their recommendation is 1/2 cup) and still have caustic smells in the house which make us nauseaus and sting the eyes. I believe this product is a serious health issue. I won't buy it any more. Just too dangerous and the company is non-responsive.
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By: Sue
BEWARE of the new concentrated Clorox bleach. It is extremely toxic, burns the eyes, and wafts through the house. When I called to complain I was told that this new Clorox is replacing all other Clorox. I have diluted the Clorox to 1 tablespoon (their recommendation is 1/2 cup) and still have caustic smells in the house. I believe this product is a serious health issue. I won't buy it any more. The company is non-responsive.
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By: Michelle
According to Clorox's website, there are four ingredients in Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface Daily Sanitizing Spray:
- Water
- Sodium Carbonate (a.k.a. washing soda or soda ash)
- Sodium Chloride (table salt)
- Sodium Hypochlorite
The washing soda and table salt must serve as stabilizers because bleach solutions loose their efficacy over time. If only someone could find out how much of each to add to the bleach solution, then it would be possible to make a homemade version of Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface Daily Sanitizing Spray.
(Source: http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-daily-sanitizing-spray/)
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By: Jill
Sorry, you are wrong. I too work in child care and the ARC.. We recommend the solution in disaster areas.
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By: John
Actually bleach is often made from salt water thru an electrical process. The process seperates the sodium and chlorine ions in the salt and recombined them with other moly clues to make sodium hypochlorite. So it's not as simple as just mixing those above listed ingredients. That being said mixing it daily works great.
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By: Chrissy
As a paramedic we use a 10% bleach solution and water to clean the ambulance, that's urine, feces, blood, vomit, mucus, brain matter, you name it! You make it and it's good for 1 shift, that's 24 hours. Also her solution is way too diluted. If you use 22 oz of water you must also have 2.2 oz of bleach, that's 5.2 tablespoons! This is bad advice here on the authors part!
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By: Coupons Canada
LOVE this idea. Going to try it this week!
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By: John
The CDC websites states that sodium hypochlorite (bleach) remains effective for 24-30 hours in solution.
To Chrissy; the Anywhere solution IS very weak to make it safe for use on non-porous food-bearing surfaces. Your requirements are much more concentration-sensitive.
The CDC also states that a minimum concentration of .002% is adequate to destroy 99.9% of most pathogens. I believe Anywhere sits at approx. .005% in solution.
For the low cost of bleach, I just mix fresh daily for my coffee business. It's the best practice if you want to be safe.
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By: Chemical Engineer
You are incorrect. Water and Sodium Hypochlorite will last several days, up to a week when mixed properly.
Additionally, the author of this article is incorrect. A proper mixture for disinfecting is at least 3 to 4 Tablespoons of Bleach to 3 to 4 cups of Water.
Remember, that's one (1) Tablespoon of Bleach to one (1) cup of Water.
The solution is good for one (1) week. Store it in a cool, dry place out of direct light or in an opaque bottle.
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By: Chemical Engineer 2
Dear Chemical Engineer....while your recipe may be correct for a disinfectant, the author's recipe is correct for a sanitizing solution (Clorox Anywhere). So, don't call someone incorrect when you yourself are incorrect.
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